Waters Wavelength Ep. 294: Grasshopper’s James Leong

James Leong, CEO of Grasshopper, a proprietary trading firm based in Singapore, joins to discuss market reforms.

Wei-Shen Wong, Asia editor, and Anthony Malakian, editor-in-chief of WatersTechnology, record a weekly podcast touching on the biggest stories in financial technology.

 

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This week, James Leong, CEO of Grasshopper, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They discuss the market reforms the Singapore Exchange and the Monetary Authority of Singapore are considering.

9:30 – James joins the podcast and gives an overview of Grasshopper and its journey since 2006

12:00 – They discuss why the SGX and the MAS are looking at market reforms

14:30 – Liquidity is fundamental

16:00 – How much government intervention should there be?

18:00 – Increasing retail trading?  

23:00 – Singapore’s position as a regional trading hub

28:30 – Market-making is somewhat misunderstood in Asia

32:30 – James’ background in psychology and how to manage egos

 

Contact Info: 

As is the case with everything we do, we’d love to get some feedback from our listeners.

Wei-Shen Wong: + 852 3411 4758;  wei-shen.wong@infopro-digital.com

Anthony Malakian: + 1 646 490 3973; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com


Past 10 episodes:

Episode 284: Bloomberg’s Tony McManus

Episode 285: Talos’s Samar Sen

Episode 286: Deutsche Bank’s Boon-Hiong Chan

Episode 287: Standard Chartered’s Brian O’Neill

Episode 288: Media’s changing landscape

Episode 289: WFIC at Y’all Street

Episode 290: Nasdaq’s Valerie Bannert-Thurner

Episode 291: Do you know enough to be dangerous?

Episode 292: Fencore's James Crosby

Episode 293: Reference Data Drama

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